Spring Valley - Custer Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Spring Valley - Custer Game Production Area is 1,003 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, in Custer County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 1,620 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 38,108 acres of other public land.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: GFP Managed Lands. Land around it: GFP public hunting atlas layers. Units: GFP 2026 applications.
Game production area (GFP)National forest or grasslandBLMWalk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Spring Valley - Custer GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,003 acres (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Custer |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 21A, Deer unit 21B |
| Antelope units in the county | Antelope unit 21A, Antelope unit 27A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 1,620 acres |
| Nearest towns | Pringle (6 mi), Custer (14 mi) and Hot Springs (15 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Spring Valley - Custer GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 1,620 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (2 tracts centered in that ring) and 38,108 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Pleasant Valley Elk Area GPA (502 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| National forest or grassland | 37,708 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 1,620 |
| Game production area (GFP) | 502 |
| BLM | 400 |
Measured by FilledTag from GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands; land outside South Dakota is not counted.
How do you get to Spring Valley - Custer GPA?
Spring Valley - Custer GPA is about 6 miles west of Pringle, and 14 miles southwest of Custer. Highways within 8 miles: SD 89 (18 miles of it) and US 385 (6 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 21A, Deer unit 21B, Antelope unit 21A and Antelope unit 27A for Custer County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Spring Valley - Custer GPA?
1,003 acres, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Spring Valley - Custer GPA in?
Custer County.
Is there other public hunting land near Spring Valley - Custer GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 1,620 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 38,108 acres of other public land, plus Pleasant Valley Elk Area GPA.
What is the closest town to Spring Valley - Custer GPA?
Pringle (6 miles), Custer (14 miles) and Hot Springs (15 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Boundary: GFP Managed Lands. Land around it: GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands.
- Units: GFP 2026 west river deer application; GFP 2026 east river deer application; GFP 2026 firearm antelope application.
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South Dakota hunting Custer County Deer unit 21A Deer unit 21B